December 12, 2016

Christmas Ad of the Day — Mercedes Benz "Snow Date"

This touchingly sweet Mercedes commercial, “Snow Date”, is about a father who drops his son off at the movie theater to meet a girl even though the winter driving conditions are not ideal. See below for ideas on using it in class.

TRANSCRIPTBOY: Dad, I'm ready.DAD: Did you look outside.MUM: Take him.DAD: Sure is coming down.BOY: She'll be there.VOICEOVER: Mercedes Benz. The best or nothing.

LESSON IDEAS1. Pause the ad at 16s and get students to say where they think the boy is going.2. Pause at 55s. How does the boy feel?3. Pause at 1m02s. How will the ad end?4. Pause at 1m18s. How does the boy feel now?5. How did the ad make you feel? Was it effective?6. Talk about the weather (snowy, icy, blizzard, snowstorm, etc.)7. Talk about first dates, dating, etc. (go out with sb, go on a date, to date, to be dating, to stand sb up, etc.)

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Christmas Ad of the Day — Mercedes Benz "Snow Date"

This touchingly sweet Mercedes commercial, “Snow Date”, is about a father who drops his son off at the movie theater to meet a girl even though the winter driving conditions are not ideal. See below for ideas on using it in class.

TRANSCRIPTBOY: Dad, I'm ready.DAD: Did you look outside.MUM: Take him.DAD: Sure is coming down.BOY: She'll be there.VOICEOVER: Mercedes Benz. The best or nothing.

LESSON IDEAS1. Pause the ad at 16s and get students to say where they think the boy is going.2. Pause at 55s. How does the boy feel?3. Pause at 1m02s. How will the ad end?4. Pause at 1m18s. How does the boy feel now?5. How did the ad make you feel? Was it effective?6. Talk about the weather (snowy, icy, blizzard, snowstorm, etc.)7. Talk about first dates, dating, etc. (go out with sb, go on a date, to date, to be dating, to stand sb up, etc.)